From 129e406e1811538c1afc9c8e97d61bb18eed3363 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kui-Feng Lee Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2024 14:06:49 -0800 Subject: net/ipv6: set expires in rt6_add_dflt_router(). Pass the duration of a lifetime (in seconds) to the function rt6_add_dflt_router() so that it can properly set the expiration time. The function ndisc_router_discovery() is the only one that calls rt6_add_dflt_router(), and it will later set the expiration time for the route created by rt6_add_dflt_router(). However, there is a gap of time between calling rt6_add_dflt_router() and setting the expiration time in ndisc_router_discovery(). During this period, there is a possibility that a new route may be removed from the routing table. By setting the correct expiration time in rt6_add_dflt_router(), we can prevent this from happening. The reason for setting RTF_EXPIRES in rt6_add_dflt_router() is to start the Garbage Collection (GC) timer, as it only activates when a route with RTF_EXPIRES is added to a table. Suggested-by: David Ahern Reviewed-by: Hangbin Liu Reviewed-by: David Ahern Signed-off-by: Kui-Feng Lee Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- include/net/ip6_route.h | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'include') diff --git a/include/net/ip6_route.h b/include/net/ip6_route.h index 28b065790261..52a51c69aa9d 100644 --- a/include/net/ip6_route.h +++ b/include/net/ip6_route.h @@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ struct fib6_info *rt6_get_dflt_router(struct net *net, struct fib6_info *rt6_add_dflt_router(struct net *net, const struct in6_addr *gwaddr, struct net_device *dev, unsigned int pref, - u32 defrtr_usr_metric); + u32 defrtr_usr_metric, + int lifetime); void rt6_purge_dflt_routers(struct net *net); -- cgit v1.2.3